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Note to Editors: The case competition is not open to the public but reporters and photographers are welcome. The competition round of most interest begins at 2 p.m. March 8 at the Boulder Marriott, 2660 Canyon Blvd. To attend, please contact Chris Cahill at (720) 530-3116. While corporate scandals continue to dominate headlines, the CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business will host a 15-team competition to see who can present the most socially responsible, ethical or environmentally sustainable solution to a business problem.

Former NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit Earth, will talk about his new book, "For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of A Mercury Astronaut" on Tuesday, March 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The talk is in the Old Main Chapel and is free and open to the public. Initially scheduled for January, the talk was rescheduled after a death in the Carpenter family. Kris Stoever, Carpenter's daughter, co-authored the book and will take part in the discussion.

Josef Beck of the German Consulate in Los Angeles will speak on "The German Position on Iraq" on Wednesday, March 5, in the University of Colorado at Boulder's Old Main Chapel. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. His presentation will be about 30 minutes, followed by a question-and-answer session.

University of Colorado at Boulder researchers have conducted the most sensitive search to date for gravitational-strength forces between masses separated by only twice the diameter of a human hair, but they have observed no new forces. The results rule out a substantial portion of parameter space for new forces with a range between one-tenth and one-hundredth of a millimeter, where theoretical physicists using string theory have proposed that "moduli forces" might be detected, according to the researchers.

Former U.S. Rep. and Sen. Tim Wirth, who represented Colorado in Congress from 1975 to 1993, will be on campus at the University of Colorado at Boulder March 3 to talk about the link between sustainability and energy. The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom located in the Fleming Law Building and is free and open to the public.

Virginia Valian, a nationally renowned psychologist and author of the book "Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women" will speak March 7 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Valian, who will be on campus as a guest of CU-Boulder's Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion program, or LEAP, and the Leeds School of Business, will speak at 2 p.m. in the business school, room 224. The event is free and open to the public.

The University of Colorado at Boulder Center for Asian Studies will hold its second "Asia Day" on Saturday, March 1, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fleming Law Building. The event on the CU-Boulder campus is free and open to the public and is funded by the Freeman Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. Cultural activities for the day include calligraphy workshops, flower arranging, martial arts demonstrations, origami, tea ceremonies and yoga. Other festivities include music and dance from China, India and Korea and documentaries from around Asia.

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Takács Quartet and alumni Dave Grusin and Glenn Miller were among the winners Feb. 23 at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. The Takács Quartet won a Grammy Award in the "Best Chamber Music Performance" category. The quartet is in residence at the CU-Boulder College of Music and performs internationally. The recording for which the group won is of Beethoven's "Rasumovsky" Quartets, Op.59 and "The Harp" Quartet, Op.74 on the Decca Records label.

The CU Parents Association has awarded 15 faculty and staff members at the University of Colorado at Boulder with the Marinus G. Smith Recognition Award. The purpose of the award is to identify and recognize CU-Boulder faculty, instructors and staff who have made a significant impact on the lives of one or more CU-Boulder undergraduates.

Colorado residents interested in creating safer schools are invited to attend a free two-day conference featuring Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar and other special speakers on May 1-2 in Broomfield.